Obituaries

Dec 21, 2019

A visitation will be held from 2:00 until 3:00 Monday at the funeral home. A memorial service will follow in the chapel at 3:00.

Dec 20, 2019

Surrounded by loving family members, Annie Lou Hill Colclough Stewart died peacefully on December 20, 2019, at Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, SC, following a brief illness.The daughter of Thomas Roland and Pearle Huggins Hill, Anne, as she liked to be called, was born in Lamar, SC, on November 24, 1926. She was preceded in death by her first husband...

Dec 20, 2019

Marjorie Jacquelyn Howle Davis, age 91, daughter of the late Jennings Heyward Howle and Nell Parnell Howle, died peacefully in her home in Florence on Friday, December 20, 2019.  A funeral service will be held at Black Creek Baptist Church on Sunday, December 22 at 3:00pm, with burial following in Black Creek Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The...

Dec 13, 2019

Geraldine Waldron Fischer, age 94, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019. A memorial service will be held 12:00 p.m. Thursday, December 19th at Lamar United Methodist Church, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior at the church. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday at Beth Shiloh Presbyterian Church, 1184 N....

Dec 12, 2019

Henrietta "Rhetta" Blanding Wood, passed away surrounded by her family on December 12, 2019. A funeral service will be held at All Saints Anglican Church at 1:30 on Saturday, December 14, 2019, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:30 at the church on Saturday.

Dec 11, 2019

Carolyn D. Honney, age 82, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at her residence. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm Friday at Belk Funeral Home, with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until 1:00 pm at the funeral home on Friday and other times at the home of Melba...

Dec 10, 2019

Robert Dale Watford, age 68, died at his home, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 on Sunday, December 15th in Christian Pathway Church in Lamar. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 at the church on Sunday, directed by Belk Funeral Home.

Born March 3,...

Dec 10, 2019

Helen Windham Jordan passed away into her Heavenly home around noon on Tuesday, December 10th, 2019. She was able to celebrate with her late husband, Walter Lee "WL" Jordan, in Heaven, as December 10th was his birthday.

It's difficult to put into words all that she was. When Jesus talked about the meek shall inherit the earth...

Dec 7, 2019

Carolyn Frances Anderson of Darlington passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 10th in the chapel of Bethea Retirement Community, with visitation following in the fellowship hall, directed by Belk Funeral Home.

Mrs. Anderson was born February 5, 1936 in Latta SC. She was the daughter of the...

Dec 6, 2019

William Brearly McCown III, 81, passed away in his home Friday, December 6, 2019, after a brief illness. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, December 16, 2019 at Darlington Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 6:00 on Sunday, December 15 at the funeral home.

He is survived by...

Dec 5, 2019

Ronnie Lee Porter, age 74, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 8th at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Born December 17, 1944, Ronnie is the son...

Dec 2, 2019

Frances Godwin Ward, age 94, passed away Monday, December 02, 2019. Funeral services will be held 3:00 pm Wednesday, December 4th at Darlington First Baptist Church with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at 1-2:30 pm Wednesday at the church.

Born January 18, 1925 in Summerton, SC,...

Nov 28, 2019

Paul Joseph Thomas Halchak, age 55, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2019. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 4th at 1:00 pm in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home.

Born July 25, 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii; Paul is the son of Paul Thomas Halchak and the late Leona Nadene Brown Mahon. He served in the...

Nov 21, 2019

Christie Dore Braun, 70, died suddenly at McLeod Hospital on November 21, 2019.

Christie was born on November 14, 1949 in Milwaukee Wisconsin and was the daughter of the late Howard and Ruth Dore. Christie attended schools in Milwaukee and met her husband Gerald while he was studying at Marquette University. Christie and Gerald were married in...

Nov 18, 2019

Sara Margaret Dawkins Weatherford, age 89, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 21st at Mechanicsville Baptist Church with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Belk Funeral Home.

Born August 29, 1930 in Rockingham, NC, Sara was the daughter of...

Nov 15, 2019

Angela "Angie" Anderson Kirven, age 47, died Friday, November 15th, 2019. A funeral service will be held in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home on Monday, November 18th at 4:00pm. The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 4:00 at the funeral home Monday and other times at the home of Patsy and Robert Singletary, 1825 Timmonsville Hwy.

Nov 14, 2019

Patricia Ann Douglas Watford, age 79, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 19th at Darlington Memory Gardens, directed by Belk Funeral Home.

Born October 4, 1940, Patricia was the daughter of the late W.J. Douglas and Emma Mears Douglas. She retired from Dixie Cup, and was a...

Nov 11, 2019

Eugene Berry, age 93, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm Friday, November 15th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Darlington Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12-1 pm Friday at the funeral home.

Born February 24, 1926 in Lumber Bridge, NC; Eugene was...

Nov 6, 2019

Earnest "Diller" Heyward Scurry, age 75, died Wednesday, November 06, 2019. Funeral services will be held 3:30 pm Saturday, November 9th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home with burial following at Grove Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 pm Friday at the funeral home.

Born November 15, 1943, Earnest was the son of the...

Nov 2, 2019

Jean Loflin Lee, age 68, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019. A memorial service will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, November 9th in the chapel at Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.

Born March 10, 1951, Jean was the daughter of Betty Jean Hamer Loflin and the late William Henry Loflin. She...